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Manufacturing

—Mike McLean

Two Spokane Valley factories imminent

Katerra Inc., Progress Rail likely to announce plants
July 6, 2017
Mike McLean
Progress Rail Services, of Albertville, Ala., and Menlo Park, Calif.-based Katerra Inc. might be gearing up to announce soon their plans to construct plants that that could lead to hundreds of living-wage manufacturing jobs in Spokane Valley
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—LeAnn Bjerken

North Idaho College aerospace curriculum grows to meet demand

College plans to expand maintenance program
June 22, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
As Idaho's aerospace industry continues to grow, so too do programs like those offered through North Idaho College's Aerospace Center for Excellence, says aerospace director Patrick O'Halloran. 'The future for aerospace jobs in this region looks
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Rare Ayre: Bottling a sense of place

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June 22, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Newly established business owner Michelle Anderson describes herself as a kind of story teller, whose company is working to tell the stories of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic places through their scent. 'This region's landscapes are so very e
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Telect in growth mode as founders exit its board

Company expects revenue to rise 17 percent this year
June 8, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
As Telect Inc.'s co-founders leave its board, the Liberty Lake-based communications networking equipment manufacturing company is looking to continue its recent growth. 'We definitely consider this period to be one of growth,” says company Preside
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LeAnn Bjerken

Percussionaire set to breathe life into old Coldwater Creek campus

N. Idaho ventilator maker prepares new products
May 25, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Bonner County-based manufacturer Percussionaire Corp. is preparing to move its operations to new quarters this summer, a decision company CEO Mark Baillie says will allow for increased production capabilities, as the company gets ready for the release of
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Marijuana testing a must for many manufacturers

Legalization leads to more usage, industry challenges
May 25, 2017
Jodi Slavik
Manufacturers in the Northwest are facing a new crisis. Until recently, hip tech firms and Mom and Dad's couch were the biggest recruiting threats to the manufacturing industry. Although many manufacturing companies are adapting with flex schedules, lea
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—Kevin Blocker

Servatron stays on growth track

Company projects $30 million in sales by end of '18
May 25, 2017
The president of Spokane Valley-based Servatron Inc., a maker of electronic circuitry boards, says he expects the company to top $26 million in sales this year, which was the sales total the company reached last year. 'Based on our current trend, we fu
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—Mike McLean

Lloyd Industries' plan beyond pans

Company expands into manufacturing nonculinary items
May 25, 2017
Mike McLean
Lloyd Industries Inc., the prominent Spokane Valley pizza pan and bakeware maker, is expanding the nonculinary manufacturing side of its operations with the launch of a newly named affiliate, Lloyd Metal Fabrication, says Traci Rennaker, the company's p
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—Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

Kaiser ramps up plant investment at Trentwood

Massive plate shear part of $150 million in improvements
May 11, 2017
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. officials say the company has started spending more aggressively on the $150 million investment the company has committed to at its Trentwood plant in Spokane Valley. Kaiser announced near the end of 2015 it would be investing the m
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—Kevin Blocker

Deer Park's loyal Knights

Family business anchors new industrial park
April 27, 2017
The Deer Park business community has high financial hopes for its new business park and industrial center, which now has as its first tenants, two subsidiaries of the 49-year-old Knight Construction & Supply Inc. Knight EZ Dock Inc. and Knight Wall Syste
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